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Syria protests continue and crackdown latest news

Anti-government protesters continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reports of deaths and arrests as the military cracks down on demonstrators. Rallies were staged in several locations after night prayers on Tuesday, including in Homs, Albu Kamal near the Iraqi border, Binnish in the north and in some Damascus suburbs. Meanwhile, the Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC), an activist network, reported that at least two people had been killed in the coastal city of Latakia, where the military kept up an assault for the fourth straight day. One of the victims was a 13-year-old boy shot dead by a sniper, they said. Rights group Avaaz said it had the names of nine people killed in the city, but the death toll was not confirmed by other activists, who said 36 people have been killed there since Saturday. A resident of the al-Ramel al-Janoubi neighbourhood, who called himself Ismail, told Al Jazeera earlier in the day that gunboats and tanks had used in the assault. He said sn...

Syria unrest: '1,700 people have reportedly died

Syrian warships have joined a military assault on protesters in the northern port city of Latakia, activists say. At least 19 people have been killed in the operation, according to activists and human rights groups. Explosions and gunfire have been reported in several districts of the city which have seen large protests against the Syrian government. More than 1,700 people have reportedly died in the six-month uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. The operation began on Saturday with armoured vehicles and troops moving in. 'Residents flee' Some 20 tanks and personnel carriers were said to be taking part in the Latakia assault along with at least two gunboats. One witness told Reuters news agency by telephone: "I can see the silhouettes of two grey [naval] vessels. They are firing their guns and the impact is landing on al-Ramleh, al-Filistini and al-Shaab neighbourhoods."A report on state television denied there had been any naval shelling. Activi...

Somalia Died Thousands because of famine|UNO

 the most latest news is brought to you by the newsexcel.com see the detail of this news ,The money comes on the heels of a $105 million relief package President Obama approved this week, bringing the level of U.S. assistance to the Horn of Africa to $508 million. Andrew said he was inspired by images of skeletal babies and stick-thin children he saw on television, which led him to name his campaign Save Somali Children from Hunger. Somalia (Reuters) - The semi-arid lands surrounding the frontier town of Dhobley in southern Somalia have become a dust-bowl, the thorny scrub stripped of all vegetation as famine grips the region and an exodus of the starving empties its villages. "There are hungry people in Ghana but our situation is not as desperate as the people of Somalia," said the skinny, soft-spoken boy. Because of the inability of relief organizations to operate in the regions where famine is greatest, tens of thousands of Somalis have left their homes. Growing r...

The Stevie Nicks Fix most latest news

the most latest news is brought to you by the newsexcel.com so for as concern about the stevie nicks she is The legendary Fleetwood Mac singer sent just one succinct sentence: "As far as I'm concerned, Betty Ford saved my life." An hour or so later, she followed it up with a phone call - made as she was driving to a Vanessa Carlton concert from her home in Malibu. She was talking on a borrowed phone, since she doesn't own one herself. Here are excerpts from that 10 minute phone conversation:Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. She has been noted for her ethereal visual style and symbolic lyrics.She got back with the original members of Fleetwood Mac (except Christine Mcvie) and they recorded the Album ‘Say You Will’ which was also a Hit Album all ov...

Obama Speech on Debt Limit Oil Fall Before

most latest news about the President Barack Obama made a pointed address to the nation Monday about the increasingly dire debt crisis. "Do you know what people are fed up with most of all? They’re fed up with a town where ‘compromise’ has become a dirty word," said Obama. It was to those people that the president aimed his address for nearly 15 minutes, warning that a confusing economic concept — the national debt — could wreak havoc on family checking accounts across the country.more detail which have got from the news agencies,that "It is a dangerous game we’ve never played before, and we can’t afford to play it now,” he added. “Not when the jobs and livelihoods of so many families are at stake. We can’t allow the American people to become collateral damage to Washington’s political warfare.”Obama called on American lawmakers to put politics aside to reach a deal on a “balanced approach” after Republicans and Democrats attacked each others’ plans for the lifting of ...

Rosario Dawson |online The Official Site Of Rosario

most latest news about  rosario Dawson-born and made  her screen debut in Larry Clark's controversial Kids (1995). Literally picked off the street to play Ruby, one of the film's titular teens, Dawson -- who is of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Black, Irish, and Native American heritage -- had never acted before being cast in the film. Following Kids,more detail about her which we have collect from the news agencies that she next appeared in Spike Lee's He Got Game {1998} and that same year starred in Side Streets, a series of vignettes about life in New York's five boroughs. Faithful to her New York roots through and through, Dawson has continued to star in films set in her hometown, including Light It Up {1999}, a drama that cast the actress as an honors student caught up in a hostage situation, and Down to You [2000], a romantic comedy in which she played a freewheeling .she became more much faimous among the people and people like her so much .

Norway,Oslo;Several shot dead in Oslo bomb kills

A government spokeswoman in Norway says the country's prime minister is safe, OSLO - Several people have been killed after a shooting at a Labor party youth camp outside Oslo, In Oslo, a massive bomb shattered Norway's main government building several hours earlier, killing two people, police said. One person arrested in camp shooting Norway's PM, whose office is in targeted building, is reported to be safe; at least 15 injured in suspected car bomb; no claims of responsibility. Well it’s quite shocking, it seems unreal that places here would be targeted by bombs. Apparently the prime minister is in safety and unharmed according to media reports here. The areas that have been hit, such as the government HQ looks like an urban warzone, glass lies scattered all over the streets and a building is on fire, from what I can see on the television.

At least 22 killed in US by heat wave

A great warmy heat wave in the central and southern United States has killed at least 22 people this week, and forecasters Wednesday said the heat was moving east and could last for weeks.The National Weather Service said 141 million people in more than two dozen states were under a heat advisory or warning because of the soaring temperatures. The country's midsection has been scorched off and on since late May. Some cities already have experienced temperatures in the 100s, and the combined heat and humidity could push the so-called “real feel” temperatures to 115 degrees through Saturday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. In Chicago, the heat triggered unhealthy smog levels to the extent that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency urged people to reduce polluting activities such as idling vehicles and mowing lawns. Grid operators say they are prepared for the increased demand. According to the major operators in the Northeast and Midwest, power usage this week...